Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Hangover

No, not that kind.

I always have a what feels like a hangover after I've worked hard at some music and reached whatever goal I was preparing for (a concert, making a recording). On the one hand there's a lot of satisfaction at having done it, but on the other there's a feeling like, "What now?" This is one reason I hesitate over working on something for a really long time, because the more of myself I put into it, the more let down I feel afterward.

Maybe this is my own personal psychological problem, but I doubt it. Anyone out there reading this: Do you know what I'm talking about?

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Well-Tempered Clavier Project

I am on a quest to learn all 48 sets of preludes and fugues in Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, "learning" including memorizing. I thought it might be interesting to collect all of my Bach efforts in one place; see the list below. Clicking on the link will open the recording so you can listen to it.

The recordings are in reverse chronological order (oldest last). The earliest was recorded in 2006.

I am NOT implying that these are definitive interpretations! Rather, this is meant to document my development as an amateur pianist.

I have actually learned these others as well but never tried recording them; maybe someday I will go back and resurrect them:

WTC II/20 in A minor
WTC I/21 in B flat major
WTC I/1 in C major
WTC I/2 in C minor